Nora Jane Sumner McDaniel Deas, 76, of Lake City, Florida, formerly of Tifton, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at Haven Hospice in Lake City, Florida. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2009, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Gene Speights of Lake City, Florida will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 27, 2009, from 12:00 noon until the hour of the service at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mrs. Deas was born on November 7, 1932 in Tift County and was the daughter of Warren Sumner and Emma Willis Sumner, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Roy McDaniel, Sr.; her second husband, John Deas; two brothers; and one sister. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake City, Florida.
Mrs. Deas is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Roy McDaniel, Jr. and his wife, Angela of Flagler Beach, Florida; one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Charles Williams of Jasper, Florida; four grandchildren, Quinton McDaniel, Gretchen Hamilton, Chuck Williams and Kylie Williams; and four great grandchildren, Lainey McDaniel, Morgan McDaniel, Madison Poston, and Hudson Hamilton.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to Haven Hospice, 6037 U. S. Highway 90 West, Lake City, Florida 32055.